Afghanistan

Lord Moonie: To ask Her Majesty's Government how many non-military United Kingdom subjects have been killed in Afghanistan since 2001; and, of those, how many were employed by contractors to military operations.

Lord Howell of Guildford: Consular records show that we have been informed of the deaths of 27 British civilians in Afghanistan since 2008, the earliest date for which we have records.
	Officials are looking into each case to determine how many of those 27 were killed rather than died of natural causes, and how many were employed by contractors to military operations at the time of their deaths. I will undertake to write to the noble Lord with this information shortly. I will also place a copy in the Library of the House.

Agriculture: Sheep Carcasses

Lord Vinson: To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the scientific grounds for making it mandatory to dispose of sheep carcasses by incineration rather than by burial.

Lord Taylor of Holbeach: The ban on burial of sheep carcasses and other fallen stock was made under the EU Animal By-Products (ABP) Regulation 1774/2002 (and continued in its successor Regulation 1069/2009) on a precautionary basis influenced by the evidence provided in a number of scientific opinions from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and its predecessor the Scientific Steering Committee. The evidence relating to those opinions identified the following uncertainties:
	location of burial sites;potential for transmission of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) from specified risk material buried near the surface was poorly characterised;extent to which infectivity would be reduced by burial; penetration of prions into leachates and groundwater;dangers arising from "re-engineering" in areas where previous burial of TSE; andcontaminated material had occurred.
	For these reasons the regulation requires disposal of sheep carcasses and other fallen stock by rendering or incineration.

Airports: Heathrow

Lord Birt: To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of (1) the number of foreign nationals in the UK Border Agency queue at Terminal 4, Heathrow Airport, at 6.00 pm on Saturday 14 January, (2) the maximum time those queuing at that time had to wait and (3) the number of Border Agency desks at Terminal 4 at that time that were unmanned.

Lord Henley: The UK Border Agency is unable to quantify the number of foreign nationals who were in the queue at Terminal 4 at 6.00 pm on Saturday 14 January 2012. Our records show that between 6.00 pm and 7.00 pm that day approximately 1,500 passengers landed at Terminal 4.
	The maximum queuing time for those who had to wait was 97 minutes. Records show that 17 desks were unmanned at that time.

Autumn Statement: Costs

Lord Moonie: To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the cost of designing, printing and distributing the Autumn Statement 2011; how much revenue is budgeted to be derived from sales of copies; how many times the document has been accessed online to date; and why the Government did not publish a printed Autumn Statement document in 2010.

Lord Sassoon: Details of Treasury expenditure are available on the HM Treasury website: http://www.hm-treasury. gov.uk/about_transparency_spend.htm. As set out there, the costs of printing and binding the Autumn Statement 2011 came to £40,431.33.
	The Autumn Statement 2011 is available for purchase from the Stationery Office, as are all Command Papers. Net revenue expected to be derived from sales to date is £33,073.80.
	To date the Autumn Statement document has been downloaded more than 26,000 times as a PDF directly from the Treasury website and the easy-to-browse version has been viewed over 4,300 times.

Badgers

Baroness Smith of Basildon: To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the estimated (1) total, and (2) detailed, costs to public funds of a four-year pilot badger cull over an area of 150 square kilometres using controlled shooting.
	To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the estimated (1) total, and (2) detailed, costs to a group of landowners of a four-year pilot badger cull over 150 square kilometres using controlled shooting.
	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the estimated (1) total, and (2) detailed, cost of vaccinating badgers, over four years over an area of 150 square kilometres.

Lord Taylor of Holbeach: The estimated costs and benefits for the two pilot badger culling areas are set out in our published impact assessment which is available on the Defra website: http://archive.defra.gov.uk/foodfarm/farmanimal/diseases/atoz/tb/documents/bovine-tb-impact-assessment.pdf
	Estimates for the costs and benefits of vaccinating badgers over a large area were published in the 2010 consultation stage impact assessment available on the Defra website: http://archive.defra.gov.uk/corporate/consult/tb-control-measures/100915-tb-control-measures-annexf.pdf.

Copyright

Lord Wills: To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, in their review of copyright laws, they are considering changes to the licensing arrangements for published works in the education sector.

Baroness Wilcox: The Government are considering a range of options in their consultation on copyright, including how copyright laws and licences could better support modern teaching practices and use of technology in the education sector.

Disabled People: Grants

Lord German: To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of the £166 million disabled facilities grant funding to local authorities in 2010-11 was spent on home adaptations.

Baroness Hanham: We protected funding for the disabled facilities grant in the Spending Review. By the end of the Spending Review period the national allocation to local authorities will increase from £169 million in 2010-11 to £185 million in 2014-15. In addition, we announced a further £20 million for disabled facilities grant in January, bringing the total for 2011-12 to £200 million.
	One hundred per cent of the £169 million made available in 2010-11 was spent on home adaptations.

Disabled People: Grants

Lord German: To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the decision to allocate disabled facilities grant funding to local authorities through the single capital pot has decreased the proportion of funding being spent on home adaptations.

Baroness Hanham: This Government are committed to scaling back ring-fencing as part of our agenda of decentralisation. The removal of ring-fencing has enabled councils to manage their budgets in line with the priorities of their residents to protect key front-line services, protect the local taxpayer, reduce burdens and drive efficiencies.
	From 2011-12 the ring-fence has been removed from the disabled facilities grant, which is paid to local authorities as a named capital grant. The decentralisation of spending decisions provides councils with greater freedom and flexibility in providing adaptations and the ability to commission services innovatively, for example by linking up with other related funding streams and programmes to produce better outcomes from the available resources.
	DCLG has no plans to fund disabled facilities grant through the single capital pot. Changes to the proportion of funding spent on disabled facilities grant since the removal of the ring-fence are not known at this time. A form will shortly be made available for local authorities to complete their annual 2011-12 disabled facilities grant returns.

Employment Tribunals

Lord Lester of Herne Hill: To ask Her Majesty's Government what measures are in place to promote diversity in the composition of employment appeal tribunals.

Lord McNally: The Government are committed to increasing the diversity of the judiciary at all levels.
	At present, judges from the High Court and Court of Appeal (Court of Session in Scotland) once appointed are eligible to be deployed to the Employment Appeals Tribunal. Additionally these permanent judges are supplemented by circuit judges and recorders as temporary judges, who are appointed following an internal expression of interest exercise.
	The Judicial Appointments Commission has a statutory duty to promote diversity in applicants for the selection exercises it operates, which includes those for the High Court, Court of Appeal and circuit bench.
	The Ministry of Justice recently completed a consultation on judicial appointments and diversity, which detailed proposals to increase diversity including extending salaried part-time working to the High Court and above. We are currently considering responses to our consultation, and will consider the implications for appointments in the Employment Appeals Tribunal.

Energy: Wind Farms

Lord Kennedy of Southwark: To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations have they received to cut subsidies for wind farms beyond the 10 per cent reduction already announced.

Lord Marland: The recent consultation on the Government's proposed support for renewable electricity through the renewables obligation included a 10 per cent reduction in support for onshore wind projects accredited from April 2013.
	Around 4,000 responses have been received, including from the energy and renewables sector, other areas of industry, government and local authority groups, parliamentarians, trade associations, NGOs, academia, charities, community groups and individuals.
	The Government are still analysing the views and evidence put forward, and a breakdown of consultation contributions, including those who agreed and disagreed with the proposals, will be published as part of the Government's response to the consultation in the spring.

Extradition

Lord Maginnis of Drumglass: To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people have been extradited from the United Kingdom to the United States under the terms of the Extradition Act 2003; and how many have been extradited from the United States to the United Kingdom.

Lord Henley: Between 1 January 2004 and 31 December 2011, 75 people were extradited from the United Kingdom to the United States under the terms of the Extradition Act 2003.
	Between 1 January 2004 and 31 December 2011, 40 people were extradited from the United States to the United Kingdom.

Finance: Credit Unions

Lord Kennedy of Southwark: To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report Community Finance for London: Scaling up the credit union and social finance sector.

Lord Freud: I was encouraged to read the report that identifies the importance of scaling up credit unions in London.
	The Government wish to see greater diversity in financial services and credit unions, not only in London but across the country, have an important role to play.
	The department has carried out a feasibility study of how the sector can modernise and expand to serve many more customers. The study has reported to Ministers and an announcement on its findings will be made soon.

Government Departments: Bonuses

Lord Laird: To ask Her Majesty's Government, for each of the past five years for which figures are available and according to civil service band, how many people were eligible for performance and special bonuses in (1) the Home Office, and (2) each of its (a) agencies, and (b) non-departmental public bodies; how many people received each type of bonus; what the average payment was for each type of bonus; and what the maximum payment was for each type of bonus.

Lord Henley: The tables placed in the House Library, set out separately the information requested for the last four years only for Home Office HQ and UK Border Agency (which comprise one pay bargaining unit), the Identity and Passport Service and the Criminal Records Bureau. Information for the Home Office non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs) is presented in a combined table; however, the Security Industry Authority (SIA) is unable to provide data at this time. Reliable data for 2006-07 are not available.
	Home Office and United Kingdom Border Agency
	
		
			 Financial Year 2007-08 
			 Grade Number of staff eligible for end -of-year and in-year non-consolidated payments Number of end-of-year non-consolidated payments made Average of end-of-year non-consolidated payments Maximum end-of-year non-consolidated payment Number of in-year non-consolidated payments made Average of in-year non-consolidated payments made Maximum in-year non-consolidated payment 
			 Admin Assts & Equivalents 2385 153 £276 £301 222 £128 £500 
			 Admin Officer & Equivalents 4685 899 £356 £511 810 £164 £2,000 
			 Executive Officer & Equivalents 7588 2071 £425 £672 1128 £246 £2,000 
			 Higher Exec Officer & Equivalents 3430 1147 £501 £665 528 £291 £2,000 
			 Senior Exec Officer & Equivalents 1692 936 £644 £840 450 £446 £2,500 
			 Grade 7 & Equivalents 879 520 £931 £1,105 275 £661 £2,500 
			 Grade 6 & Equivalents 359 301 £1,178 £1,388 125 £1,166 £5,000 
			 Senior Civil Service * 160 £9,850 £27,000 7 £6,429 £12,000 
		
	
	* All SCS staff on standard contracts are eligible for consideration for performance related pay, in line with Cabinet Office guidelines.
	In addition, all staff may receive a special one-off bonus in recognition of outstanding achievement in particularly demanding tasks or situations.
	SCS staff are centrally managed by the Home Office, therefore above SCS figures also include employees in Home Office Agencies (IPS and CRB).
	
		
			 Financial Year 2008-09 
			 Grade Number of staff eligible for end -of-year and in-year non-consolidated payments Number of end-of-year non-consolidated payments made Average of end-of-year non-consolidated payments Maximum end-of-year non-consolidated payment Number of in-year non-consolidated payments made Average of in-year non-consolidated payments made Maximum in-year non-consolidated payment 
			 Admin Assts & Equivalents 1168 210 £269 £286 148 £153 £500 
			 Admin Officer & Equivalents 3422 966 £332 £373 490 £220 £1,500 
			 Executive Officer & Equivalents 7111 2315 £457 £672 874 £271 £1,898 
			 Higher Exec Officer & Equivalents 3094 1072 £564 £759 518 £347 £3,000 
			 Senior Exec Officer & Equivalents 1621 746 £681 £920 447 £499 £3,500 
			 Grade 7 & Equivalents 833 459 £1,074 £1,287 266 £711 £3,214 
			 Grade 6 & Equivalents 358 228 £1,610 £1,368 92 £1,254 £7,000 
			 Senior Civil Service * 129 £9,225 £15,000 14 £3,941 £7,500 
		
	
	* All SCS staff on standard contracts are eligible for consideration for performance related pay, in line with Cabinet Office guidelines
	In addition, all staff may receive a special one-off bonus in recognition of outstanding achievement in particularly demanding tasks or situations.
	SCS staff are centrally managed by the Home Office, therefore above SCS figures also include employees in Home Office Agencies (IPS and CRB).
	
		
			 Financial Year 2009-10 
			 Grade Number of staff eligible for end-of-year and in-year non-consolidated payments Number of end-of-year non-consolidated payments made Average of end-of-year non-consolidated payments Maximum end-of-year non-consolidated payment Number of in-year non-consolidated payments made Average of in-year non-consolidated payments made Maximum in-year non-consolidated payment 
			 Admin Assts & Equivalents 1978 308 £282 £309 586 £265 £1,000 
			 Admin Officer & Equivalents 4619 1093 £335 £524 1195 £338 £1,500 
			 Executive Officer & Equivalents 7793 2212 £467 £598 941 £278 £2,556 
			 Higher Exec Officer & Equivalents 3246 972 £641 £732 439 £355 £2,000 
			 Senior Exec Officer & Equivalents 1677 668 £848 £1,777 296 £498 £3,000 
			 Grade 7 & Equivalents 850 362 £1,223 £2,267 182 £606 £3,525 
			 Grade 6 & Equivalents 337 154 £1,719 £2,777 74 £1,189 £6,000 
			 Senior Civil Service * 142 £5,486 £28,000 13 £5,302 £25,000 
		
	
	* All SCS staff on standard contracts are eligible for consideration for performance related pay, in line with Cabinet Office guidelines
	In addition, all staff may receive a special one-off bonus in recognition of outstanding achievement in particularly demanding tasks or situations.
	SCS staff are centrally managed by the Home Office, therefore above SCS figures also include employees in Home Office Agencies (IPS and CRB).
	
		
			 Financial Year 2010-11 
			 Grade Number of staff eligible for end-of-year and in-year non-consolidated payments Number of end-of-year non-consolidated payments made Average of end-of-year non-consolidated payments Maximum end-of-year non-consolidated payment Number of in-year non-consolidated payments made Average of in-year non-consolidated payments made Maximum in-year non-consolidated payment 
			 Admin Assts & Equivalents 1982 320 £287 £459 141 £227 £1,200 
			 Admin Officer & Equivalents 4642 1328 £351 £532 357 £245 £1,500 
			 Executive Officer & Equivalents 8053 2498 £496 £613 589 £261 £2,000 
			 Higher Exec Officer & Equivalents 3550 1209 £685 £1,469 330 £325 £1,750 
			 Senior Exec Officer & Equivalents 1991 702 £875 £1,804 237 £430 £1,250 
			 Grade 7 & Equivalents 1083 369 £1,281 £2,653 164 £589 £2,000 
			 Grade 6 & Equivalents 459 168 £1,678 £2,938 61 £844 £4,000 
			 Senior Civil Service * 54 £5,250 £10,000 Nil Nil Nil 
		
	
	The Government Equalities Office (GEO) joined the Home Office on 1 April 2011, above 2010-11 figures include GEO data.
	HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) joined the Home Office on 1 April 2010, above 2010-11 figures include HMRC data.
	*All SCS staff on standard contracts are eligible for consideration for performance related pay, in line with Cabinet Office guidelines
	In addition, all staff may receive a special one-off bonus in recognition of outstanding achievement in particularly demanding tasks or situations.
	SCS staff are centrally managed by the Home Office, therefore above SCS figures also include employees in Home Office Agencies (IPS and CRB).
	Identity and Passport Service
	
		
			 Financial Year 2007-08 
			 Grade Number of staff eligible for end-of-year and in-year non-consolidated payments Number of end-of-year non-consolidated payments made Average of end-of-year non-consolidated payments Maximum end-of-year non-consolidated payment Number of in-year non-consolidated payments made Average of in-year non-consolidated payments made Maximum in-year non-consolidated payment 
			 Admin Assts & Equivalents 493 493 £245 £400 94 £68 £250 
			 Admin Officer & Equivalents 2016 1816 £284 £400 298 £80 £250 
			 Executive Officer & Equivalents 1010 854 £346 £400 231 £99 £500 
			 Higher Exec Officer & Equivalents 330 264 £353 £400 108 £165 £610 
			 Senior Exec Officer & Equivalents 180 180 £365 £400 41 £262 £2,230 
			 Grade 7 & Equivalents 85 36 £358 £400 9 £663 £1,500 
			 Grade 6 & Equivalents 34 32 £382 £400 3 £370 £1,078 
		
	
	
		
			 Financial Year 2008-09 
			 Grade Number of staff eligible for end-of-year and in-year non-consolidated payments Number of end-of-year non-consolidated payments made Average of end-of-year non-consolidated payments Maximum end-of-year non-consolidated payment Number of in-year non-consolidated payments made Average of in-year non-consolidated payments made Maximum in-year non-consolidated payment 
			 Admin Assts & Equivalents 717 636 £364 £450 70 £59 £175 
			 Admin Officer & Equivalents 1910 1851 £434 £450 375 £82 £400 
			 Executive Officer & Equivalents 1123 1117 £396 £450 224 £98 £500 
			 Higher Exec Officer & Equivalents 385 383 £405 £450 93 £148 £1,000 
			 Senior Exec Officer & Equivalents 198 198 £410 £450 50 £125 £515 
			 Grade 7 & Equivalents 119 119 £417 £450 10 £613 £1,500 
			 Grade 6 & Equivalents 38 38 £409 £450 2 £875 £1,000 
		
	
	
		
			 Financial Year 2009-10 
			 Grade Number of staff eligible for end-of-year and in-year non-consolidated payments Number of end-of-year non-consolidated payments made Average of end-of-year non-consolidated payments Maximum end-of-year non-consolidated payment Number of in-year non-consolidated payments made Average of in-year non-consolidated payments made Maximum in-year non-consolidated payment 
			 Admin Assts & Equivalents 707 666 £362 £450 140 £88 £200 
			 Admin Officer & Equivalents 1960 1960 £365 £450 420 £116 £500 
			 Executive Officer & Equivalents 1134 1134 £375 £450 317 £137 £400 
			 Higher Exec Officer & Equivalents 409 389 £410 £450 118 £179 £500 
			 Senior Exec Officer & Equivalents 258 227 £427 £450 58 £189 £500 
			 Grade 7 & Equivalents 144 125 £415 £450 16 £219 £1,000 
			 Grade 6 & Equivalents 51 38 £406 £450 3 £817 £1,500 
		
	
	
		
			 Financial Year 2010-11 
			 Grade Number of staff eligible for end-of-year and in-year non-consolidated payments Number of end-of-year non-consolidated payments made Average of end-of-year non-consolidated payments Maximum end-of-year non-consolidated payment Number of in-year non-consolidated payments made Average of in-year non-consolidated payments made Maximum in-year non-consolidated payment 
			 Admin Assts & Equivalents 676 0 0 0 73 £165 £375 
			 Admin Officer & Equivalents 1700 0 0 0 318 £110 £1,000 
			 Executive Officer & Equivalents 983 0 0 0 228 £146 £1,000 
			 Higher Exec Officer & Equivalents 334 0 0 0 83 £158 £500 
			 Senior Exec Officer & Equivalents 210 0 0 0 41 £198 £1,000 
			 Grade 7 & Equivalents 118 0 0 0 4 £434 £500 
			 Grade 6 & Equivalents 38 0 0 0 2 £1,125 £1,500 
		
	
	Home Office Non-Departmental Public Bodies
	
		
			 Financial Year 2007-08 
			 Grade Number of staff eligible for end-of-year and in-year non-consolidated payments Number of end-of-year non-consolidated payments made Average of end-of-year non-consolidated payments Maximum end-of-year non-consolidated payment Number of in-year non-consolidated payments made Average of in-year non-consolidated payments made Maximum in-year non-consolidated payment 
			 Admin Assts & Equivalents 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
			 Admin Officer & Equivalents 543 4 £776 £855 43 £543 £3,500 
			 Executive Officer & Equivalents 1984 47 £688 £714 116 £591 £1,575 
			 Higher Exec Officer & Equivalents 1256 29 £725 £843 15 £841 £1,500 
			 Senior Exec Officer & Equivalents 686 13 £841 £1,281 11 £1,152 £1,220 
			 Grade 7 & Equivalents 387 2 £1,836 £2,829 8 £1,087 £2,000 
			 Grade 6 & Equivalents 145 0 0 0 1 £500 £500 
			 Senior Civil Service & Equivalents 43 7 £5,000 £5,000 1 £2,000 £2,000 
		
	
	
		
			 Financial Year 2008-09 
			 Grade Number of staff eligible for end-of-year and in-year non-consolidated payments Number of end-of-year non-consolidated payments made Average of end-of year non-consolidated payments Maximum end-of-year non-consolidated payment Number of in-year non-consolidated payments made Average of in-year non-consolidated payments made Maximum in-year non-consolidated payment 
			 Admin Assts & Equivalents 1 1 £356 £356 0 0 0 
			 Admin Officer & Equivalents 503 13 £439 £500 8 £547 £1,000 
			 Executive Officer & Equivalents 1840 28 £411 £500 13 £660 £1,000 
			 Higher Exec Officer & Equivalents 1429 30 £459 £714 23 £830 £2,484 
			 Senior Exec Officer & Equivalents 851 10 £476 £500 15 £852 £1,200 
			 Grade 7 & Equivalents 464 4 £581 £998 16 £1,100 £3,000 
			 Grade 6 & Equivalents 183 1 £1,833 £1,833 3 £3,619 £5,000 
			 Senior Civil Service & Equivalents 45 35 £5,198 £9,026 0 0 0 
		
	
	
		
			 Financial Year 2009-10 
			 Grade Number of staff eligible for end-of-year and in-year non-consolidated payments Number of end-of-year non-consolidated payments made Average of end-of-year non-consolidated payments Maximum end-of-year non-consolidated payment Number of in-year non-consolidated payments made Average of in-year non-consolidated payments made Maximum in-year non-consolidated payment 
			 Admin Assts & Equivalents 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
			 Admin Officer & Equivalents 499 30 £652 £700 13 £440 £1,000 
			 Executive Officer & Equivalents 1698 163 £679 £1,097 42 £588 £1,000 
			 Higher Exec Officer & Equivalents 1700 171 £751 £1,097 24 £561 £1,500 
			 Senior Exec Officer & Equivalents 946 107 £831 £1,654 17 £786 £1,268 
			 Grade 7 & Equivalents 505 59 £1,088 £8,250 14 £826 £2,000 
			 Grade 6 & Equivalents 226 27 £1,246 £5,000 4 £862 £1,700 
			 Senior Civil Service & Equivalents 43 35 £8,560 £16,793 0 0 0 
		
	
	
		
			 Financial Year 2010/11 
			 Grade Number of staff eligible for end-of-year and in-year non-consolidated payments Number of end-of-year non-consolidated payments made Average of end-of-year non-consolidated payments Maximum end-of-year non-consolidated payment Number of in-year non-consolidated payments made Average of in-year non-consolidated payments made Maximum in-year non-consolidated payment 
			 Admin Assts & Equivalents 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 
			 Admin Officer & Equivalents 459 28 £575 £700 8 £338 £750 
			 Executive Officer & Equivalents 1734 135 £658 £1,336 37 £355 £1,000 
			 Higher Exec Officer & Equivalents 1663 189 £670 £1,382 36 £398 £1,000 
			 Senior Exec Officer & Equivalents 984 128 £755 £8,250 30 £372 £1,000 
			 Grade 7 & Equivalents 487 64 £565 £2,483 12 £619 £1,030 
			 Grade 6 & Equivalents 231 35 £625 £4,232 3 £717 £1,000 
			 Senior Civil Service & Equivalents 38 16 £5,469 £10,000 0 0 0 
		
	
	Criminal Records Bureau
	
		
			 Financial Year 2007-08 
			 Grade Number of staff eligible for end-of-year and in-year non-consolidated payments Number of end-of-year non-consolidated payments made Average of end-of-year non-consolidated payments Maximum end-of-year non-consolidated payment Number of in-year non-consolidated payments made Average of in-year non-consolidated payments made Maximum in-year non-consolidated payment 
			 Admin Assts & Equivalents 0 n/a n/a n/a 0 0 0 
			 Admin Officer & Equivalents 187 n/a n/a n/a 3 £258 475 
			 Executive Officer & Equivalents 121 n/a n/a n/a 4 £171 250 
			 Higher Exec Officer & Equivalents 51 n/a n/a n/a 1 £150 150 
			 Senior Exec Officer & Equivalents 19 n/a n/a n/a 2 £325 500 
			 Grade 7 & Equivalents 13 n/a n/a n/a 1 £100 100 
			 Grade 6 & Equivalents 4 n/a n/a n/a 0 0 0 
		
	
	
		
			 Financial Year 2008-09 
			 Grade Number of staff eligible for end -of-year and in-year non-consolidated payments Number of end-of-year non-consolidated payments made Average of end-of-year non-consolidated payments Maximum end-of-year non-consolidated payment Number of in-year non-consolidated payments made Average of in-year non-consolidated payments made Maximum in-year non-consolidated payment 
			 Admin Assts & Equivalents 0 n/a n/a n/a 0 0 0 
			 Admin Officer & Equivalents 308 n/a n/a n/a 17 £259 1000 
			 Executive Officer & Equivalents 161 n/a n/a n/a 17 £357 1250 
			 Higher Exec Officer & Equivalents 58 n/a n/a n/a 5 490 1250 
			 Senior Exec Officer & Equivalents 29 n/a n/a n/a 1 325 325 
			 Grade 7 & Equivalents 15 n/a n/a n/a 0 0 0 
			 Grade 6 & Equivalents 5 n/a n/a n/a 0 0 0 
		
	
	
		
			 Financial Year 2009-10 
			 Grade Number of staff eligible for end-of-year and in-year non-consolidated payments Number of end-of-year non-consolidated payments made Average of end-of-year non-consolidated payments Maximum end-of-year non-consolidated payment Number of in-year non-consolidated payments made Average of in-year non-consolidated payments made Maximum in-year non-consolidated payment 
			 Admin Assts & Equivalents 0 n/a n/a n/a 0 0 0 
			 Admin Officer & Equivalents 339 n/a n/a n/a 3 225 375 
			 Executive Officer & Equivalents 191 n/a n/a n/a 4 256 350 
			 Higher Exec Officer & Equivalents 76 n/a n/a n/a 3 250 350 
			 Senior Exec Officer & Equivalents 35 n/a n/a n/a 3 200 350 
			 Grade 7 & Equivalents 19 n/a n/a n/a 0 0 0 
			 Grade 6 & Equivalents 5 n/a n/a n/a 0 0 0 
		
	
	
		
			 Financial Year 2010-11 
			 Grade Number of staff eligible for end-of-year and in-year non-consolidated payments Number of end-of-year non-consolidated payments made Average of end-of-year non-consolidated payments Maximum end-of-year non-consolidated payment Number of in-year non-consolidated payments made Average of in-year non-consolidated payments made Maximum in-year non-consolidated payment 
			 Admin Assts & Equivalents 0 n/a n/a n/a 0 0 0 
			 Admin Officer & Equivalents 346 n/a n/a n/a 5 190 300 
			 Executive Officer & Equivalents 192 n/a n/a n/a 16 178 250 
			 Higher Exec Officer & Equivalents 78 n/a n/a n/a 6 275 500 
			 Senior Exec Officer & Equivalents 35 n/a n/a n/a 8 306 500 
			 Grade 7 & Equivalents 16 n/a n/a n/a 2 275 350 
			 Grade 6 & Equivalents 4 n/a n/a n/a 0 0 0

Government Departments: Staff

Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay: To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will list any individuals in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs or nominated by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs or Ministers in that Department who hold posts remunerated on the basis of at least 100 days' work per annum and who are paid through a company for their services, with the pay band in each case.

Lord Taylor of Holbeach: The Chief Secretary to the Treasury has announced an urgent review of the tax arrangements of senior public sector appointments, to report by the end of March 2012. Ministers are paid through the departmental payroll.

Government Departments: Staff

Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay: To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will list any individuals in the Home Office or nominated by the Home Office or Ministers in that department who hold posts remunerated on the basis of at least 100 days' work per annum and who are paid through a company for their services, with the pay band in each case.

Lord Henley: The Chief Secretary to the Treasury has announced an urgent review of the tax arrangements of senior public appointments to report by the end of March 2012. Ministers are paid through the departmental payroll.

Homeless People

Lord Hylton: To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have received any representations from voluntary organisations providing accommodation that they have recently been obliged to turn away homeless individuals; whether they have assessed the recent working of the special arrangements for severe cold weather; and, if so, with what result.

Baroness Hanham: DCLG has not received any representations from voluntary organisations that they have recently been obliged to turn away homeless individuals.
	This Government are committed to preventing homelessness and protecting the most vulnerable. We have maintained funding for Homelessness Grant at 2010-11 levels-with £400 million over the Spending Review. We have announced £42.5 million for the Homelessness Change Programme which will provide in excess of 1,500 new and improved bed spaces to improve hostels for rough sleepers and ensure that those coming off the streets get the support they need. More recently, we rolled out the principles of No Second Night Out nationally, providing an additional £20 million to Homeless Link for a new Homelessness Transition Fund to support this approach. We are working on establishing a new national reporting phone number and website by next Christmas which will provide a central point of contact for people across the country to get help for rough sleepers in their neighbourhood.
	Many local authorities have considerable experience of dealing with rough sleepers and their plans are well advanced in the case of cold weather to ensure people do not die on the street. The intention is to provide basic emergency accommodation (such as communal areas in hostels, keeping day centres open at night and utilising church halls) and ensure a humanitarian response to prevent rough sleepers dying from the cold while there is severe weather. Homeless Link works with local authorities and the voluntary sector to provide advice on operating cold weather arrangements.

Immigration

Lord Laird: To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Henley on 6 February (WA 13-4), how many certificates of application (COAs) have been issued to or for third country nationals with a dependent European Union citizen who have demonstrated that they potentially meet the scope of the Zambrano judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union; and how many COA applications for the right to work and reside in the United Kingdom are awaiting decision.

Lord Henley: A certificate of application (CoA) will be issued to persons who can demonstrate that they potentially meet the scope of the judgment. This will in turn enable a person to work and reside in the UK while their application is pending. Based on the available data on 10 February 2012, it is estimated that the UK Border Agency has 224 applications that are potentially within the scope of Ruiz Zambrano and all have been issued with a CoA. All applications currently accepted as being within the scope of the Ruiz Zambrano judgment will receive a substantive consideration at a future date when the Home Office interpretation of the judgment has been agreed.
	All figures quoted above are management information which has been subject to internal quality checks.

Parking Fines

Lord Morris of Manchester: To ask Her Majesty's Government what they estimate to have been the income of local authorities from parking fines in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and whether they have any plans to legislate in this policy area.

Baroness Hanham: The following table shows local authority income from penalty charge notices in each of the past five years, in England:
	
		
			 Year Penalty Charge Notice income (£ thousand) 
			 2006-07 297,118 
			 2007-08 333,494 
			 2008-09 312,121 
			 2009-10 338,546 
			 2010-11 315,991 
		
	
	These figures are taken from the revenue outturn forms submitted to the Department for Communities and Local Government by all local authorities.
	I refer the noble Lord to the answer given by my honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Bob Neill) on 7 December 2011 (Official Report, col. 342W) which outlines the series of steps the Department for Communities and Local Government is taking on parking. In addition, my department will be responding to the Portas review in the spring, which includes some policy proposals relating to parking.
	As part of its response to the Red Tape Challenge, the Department for Transport is intending to consult on proposals to abolish the centrally set minimum penalty charge, which will give councils the flexibility to levy penalty charge notices at a lower rate in future if they so choose.

Pensions

Lord Laird: To ask Her Majesty's Government how many men and women in receipt of the state pension live outside the United Kingdom; what is their current average and median age, and what is that of such pensioners living in the United Kingdom; how many such pensioners live in the top ten countries of non-United Kingdom residence; and what are their current average and median ages.

Lord Freud: The information you requested is set out in the tables below:
	
		
			 Table A: Number of Recipients of State Pension 
			 Country of Residence All Recipients Females Males 
			 Great Britain 11,442,300 7,049,820 4,392,480 
			 Total abroad 1,173,940 695,160 478,780 
			 Top ten abroad:
			 Australia 251,970 145,830 106,140 
			 Canada 157,290 95,050 62,240 
			 USA 139,040 91,480 47,560 
			 Republic of Ireland 123,210 72,730 50,480 
			 Spain 102,170 58,030 44,140 
			 France 54,980 32,190 22,790 
			 New Zealand 52,530 29,040 23,490 
			 South Africa 38,400 23,510 14,890 
			 Germany 38,130 24,980 13,150 
			 Italy 37,900 22,030 15,870 
		
	
	
		
			 Table B: Comparison of mean/median average ages of recipients of State Pension 
			  Females  Males  
			 Country of Residence Mean Average Age Median Average Age Mean Average Age Median Average Age 
			 Great Britain 73 72 74 73 
			 Total Abroad 74 73 74 73 
			 Top ten abroad: 
			 Australia 75 74 75 74 
			 Canada 75 74 76 75 
			 USA 75 74 76 75 
			 Republic of Ireland 73 72 74 73 
			 Spain 70 69 72 71 
			 France 69 67 72 71 
			 New Zealand 74 73 74 73 
			 South Africa 73 72 74 73 
			 Germany 73 72 73 71 
			 Italy 74 74 75 74 
		
	
	Source Tables A and B: DWP Information, Governance and Security Directorate: Work and Pensions Longtitudinal Study.
	Notes:
	1. Caseload figures are rounded to the nearest 10, average and median age to the nearest whole number. Totals may not sum due to rounding.
	2. Total for abroad includes a small number of cases where the country of residence is not known.
	3. Country of residence for abroad cases is as recorded on the department's administrative systems. This is not necessarily the recipient's permanent place of residence.
	4. DWP does not hold benefit statistics for Northern Ireland. Benefit statistics are published on the Department for Social Development Northern Ireland's (DSDNI) website at: http://www.dsdni.gov.uk/index/stats and research/benefit publications.htm.

Public Expenditure

Lord Hoyle: To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the breakdown of public spending in the years 2010-11 and 2011-12 by each social service area in the north-west of England.

Baroness Hanham: Comparative figures for central government spending on personal social services in both 2010-11 and 2011-12 are not yet available.
	Figures for local authority social care expenditure, by each local authority in England (including government region coding), for 2010-11, are available at: http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents/statistics/xls/2031623.xls.
	Information on local authority budgeted expenditure for 2011-12 is available at: http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents/statistics/xls/1934003.xls.
	However, changes to CIPFA's reporting standards between 2010-11 and 2011-12 will affect local comparisons between these two years.

Questions for Written Answer

Lord Tebbit: To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Wallace of Saltaire on 2 February (WA 351) stating that the delay in answering HL12784 was due to an administrative oversight, whether the cause of that administrative oversight has been identified; and what action has been taken to prevent any further such oversights.
	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Wallace of Saltaire on 18 January (WA 133), whether the failure to state in that Answer whether they were aware on 25 October 2011 of the identity of the person or persons who authorise the number of Cross-Bench peers to be appointed by the House of Lords Appointments Commission and the fact that the Answer given to Lord Barnett to which that Answer referred did not answer the Question for Written Answer by Lord Tebbit, were due to an "administrative oversight".

Lord Wallace of Saltaire: The Government aim to answer all Parliamentary Questions on time and to ensure that their administrative processes support good government.

Scotland: Referendum

Lord Tebbit: To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the reported statement by the Secretary of State for Scotland, Mr Michael Moore, that the Government would agree to greater financial powers for the Scottish Parliament if Scotland voted to remain in the United Kingdom, represents Government policy.

Lord Wallace of Tankerness: The Government's policy in relation to Scotland is clear. We are delivering the Scotland Bill which provides for the transfer of significant new financial powers to the Scottish Parliament and we are committed to maintaining Scotland's place within the United Kingdom. Both the Secretary of State for Scotland and the Prime Minister have made clear that if the outcome of a referendum concludes that Scotland should remain within the United Kingdom, consideration can then be given to what further powers could be devolved.

Serbia and Kosovo

Lord Hylton: To ask Her Majesty's Government whether negotiations between Serbia and Kosovo, mediated by the European Union, are continuing; what progress has been made; and which headings remain to be agreed.

Lord Howell of Guildford: The European Union-facilitated dialogue between Serbia and Kosovo is continuing. A meeting took place from 22 to 24 February 2012 where agreement was reached on Kosovo's participation in regional fora and a technical protocol concluded on implementation of an agreement on management of the border between Kosovo and Serbia.
	Previous meetings under the dialogue have led to a number of agreements between the two parties, including on civil records, cadastral records, freedom of movement, customs stamps, university diplomas and integrated border management. Implementation of these agreements is under way.
	Energy and telecommunications are two headings under the dialogue on which agreements have yet to be concluded. There are likely to be further areas, yet to be formally added by the parties to the dialogue agenda, where agreement between Serbia and Kosovo will be needed in order to fulfil the objectives of the dialogue, which aims to improve the lives of citizens in both countries and help move both Serbia and Kosovo further down the path to European Union accession.

Thames Tideway Tunnel and Lee Tunnel

The Earl of Selborne: To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the estimated annual tonnage of sewage from combined sewer overflows which is expected to be handled, once completed, by (a) the Lee Tunnel, and (b) the Thames Tideway Tunnel.

Lord Taylor of Holbeach: According to modelling conducted by Thames Water, the Lee Tunnel, in combination with sewage treatment works upgrades, would address approximately 16 million tonnes of untreated waste water currently discharged per year from Abbey Mills Combined Sewer Overflows (CSOs). The Thames Tunnel, in conjunction with sewage treatment works upgrades, would enable approximately 18 million tonnes of untreated waste water discharged per year from CSOs on the tidal Thames to be captured. Approximately half of these discharges by volume occur in the western reaches of the tidal Thames and need to be collected and transported to sewage treatment works in the east.
	Overall these improvements would result in an estimated annual residual spill volume of 2.6 million tonnes of untreated waste water during extreme rainfall events.

Thames Tideway Tunnel and Lee Tunnel

The Earl of Selborne: To ask Her Majesty's Government on what basis the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs' costs and benefits of the Thames Tunnel, published in November 2011, apportioned 60 per cent of the revised estimate of monetary benefit to the Thames Tideway Tunnel and 40 per cent to the Lee Tunnel.

Lord Taylor of Holbeach: The apportionment between the Thames Tunnel and the Lee Tunnel of the estimated costs and benefits is explained at paragraph 9 of the November 2011 publication Costs and Benefits of the Thames Tunnel. In the absence of more definitive modelling, the apportionment was based on high-level estimates of the share of the overall combined sewer overflow tonnage to be handled by each tunnel, cross-checked with broad indications of the shares of key environmental benefits delivered by each tunnel.